Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Shrewsbury when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Shrewsbury when compared to any previous July.

Contents

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 152 companies were registered in Shrewsbury during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 24.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)ShrewsburyUK
    2010152101,492
    200912294,671
    % change24.6%7.2%
    Record Year 2003 (171) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Shrewsbury when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010424664
    New companies in 2009324446
    % change31.3%4.5%39.1%
    Record Year2004 (63)2010 (46)2003 (72)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 107 companies were dissolved in Shrewsbury during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 21.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)ShrewsburyUK
    201010787,705
    2009137159,401
    % change-21.9%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (137) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Shrewsbury when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010334133
    Closed companies in 2009274070
    % change22.2%2.5%-53%
    Record Year2010 (33)2008 (66)2009 (70)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Shrewsbury during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 45 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)ShrewsburyUK
    20104513,787
    2009-15-64,730
    Record Year 2003 (119) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20109531
    Net growth in 200954-24
    Record Year2004 (49)2003 (26)2003 (53)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Shrewsbury formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Shrewsbury
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change22.0%-5.1%33.4%
    Record Year1966 (0.5%)1968 (0.5%)1967 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 46.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Shrewsbury was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    23.9% of all director appointments in Shrewsbury in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.93%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    MANAGEMENT1.54%CONSULTING4.99%
    CONSULTANCY1.25%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    SHREWSBURY1.25%PROPERTY2.38%
    SHROPSHIRE1.06%TRADING2.04%
    MIPOWER0.97%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    CONSULTANTS0.97%DESIGN1.93%
    FARM0.77%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    HOLDINGS0.77%BUSINESS1.80%
    C0.68%MEDIA1.75%
    J0.68%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    DESIGN0.68%LONDON1.59%
    CARE0.68%ENGINEERING1.59%
    TRAINING0.68%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    T0.68%CARE1.44%
    PROPERTIES0.68%J1.44%
    (SHREWSBURY)0.58%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    ASSOCIATES0.58%GLOBAL1.42%
    ELECTRICAL0.58%IT1.35%
    BLUE0.58%PROPERTIES1.35%
    SOLAR0.58%BUILDING1.32%
    DIRECT0.58%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    HOUSE0.58%M1.28%
    PROPERTY0.48%SYSTEMS1.26%
    HEATING0.48%S1.24%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied194202,902
    7487 - Other business activities5569,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4225,053
    98000 - Residents property management283,273
    99999 - Dormant Company2714,072
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2713,161
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2714,940
    9999 - Dormant Company2621,484
    62090 - Other information technology service activities225,716
    7499 - Non-trading company1813,408
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified186,460
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities148,292
    9800 - Residents Property Management141,908
    7260 - Other computer related activities138,967
    74990 - Non-trading company137,649
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering117,634
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified97,767
    9305 - Other service activities89,454
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.72,440
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis72,962

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07386508 BRODIE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
    07376053 PHOTOGRAPHIC INNOVATIONS LIMITED 14 Sep 2010
    07374508 GSF MANAGEMENT LIMITED 14 Sep 2010
    07373083 BENCHMARK COLLECTIVE LTD 13 Sep 2010
    07370069 TONAL LTD 08 Sep 2010
    07368983 ISIS FURNITURE AND DESIGN LIMITED 08 Sep 2010
    07365807 CLEAR WATERS LEGAL LIMITED 03 Sep 2010
    07364550 COTSBROOK COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 03 Sep 2010
    07392738 LITIGATION SOLUTIONS UK NO3 LIMITED 30 Sep 2010
    07389928 ELEPHANT RECRUITMENT LTD 28 Sep 2010
    07388732 ADBY CONSULTING LIMITED 27 Sep 2010
    07382823 THE PODKAST COMPANY LTD 21 Sep 2010
    07366865 HBS PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS LIMITED 06 Sep 2010
    07380419 NINETYONE CONSULTING LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    07362726 TOOT SWEETS CONFECTIONERY LIMITED 01 Sep 2010
    07388822 DOUBLE H PUMPS LIMITED 27 Sep 2010
    07388638 E & S RIGHTON LIMITED 27 Sep 2010
    07387624 SMITHERS UK HOLDINGS LIMITED 24 Sep 2010
    07362799 HLS MANAGEMENT LTD 01 Sep 2010
    07391158 PREMIER FARM MARKETING LTD 29 Sep 2010
    07375960 TRAVES CONSULTANCY LTD 14 Sep 2010
    07372858 MIPOWER SOLAR FARM LIMITED 10 Sep 2010
    07372693 MIPOWER RENEWABLE ENERGY LIMITED 10 Sep 2010
    07372687 MIPOWER PV LIMITED 10 Sep 2010
    07372683 MIPOWER AGRICULTURAL LIMITED 10 Sep 2010